Image of Union soldiers marching with cannons and on horseback across the river from Richmond, Virginia, at the close of the American Civil War; portraits of Union generals, including William Tecumseh Sherman, George Henry Thomas, Philip Sheridan, Ulysses Simpson Grant, and Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, and circle-shaped maps of Civil War battles captioned with battle names and dates frame the central image; American flags and Union shield at top center. "Charles Magnus' New York Printing Establishment. Offices: 12 Frankfort St., New York, and 520 7th St., Washington., D.C."--text, bottom center margin.
"Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1865, by Charles Magnus in the Clerks Office of the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom center margin.
"Price 50 Cents."--text, bottom center margin.
"The Ever Memorable April 9th 1865. Surrender of Gen. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia. End of the Rebellion End of the War and Sure Beginning of Peace."--text, top center of image.
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 39.69 x 48.26 cm (15 5/8 x 19 in.)
Generals--United States--Pictorial works Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Pictorial works Horses--Pictorial works Kilpatrick, Judson, 1836-1881--Pictorial works Richmond (Va.)--Pictorial works Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888--Pictorial works Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works Thomas, George H. (George Henry), 1816-1870--Pictorial works United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size American Civil War The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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